Colour

#2B2F51

#2B2F51
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B2F51 is a blue with RGB values 43, 47, 81 and HSL 234°, 31%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B2F51

RGBrgb(43, 47, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1843, 0.3176

RGB percentages16.9%, 18.4%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(233.7, 30.6%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.7, 46.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK46.9%, 42%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,830,161

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2F51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.9:1

Contrast with white12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#D4D0AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#233352no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#203050no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#1F363Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29 Black · ΔE 30.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33.1 Slate grey · ΔE 35.6 Steel blue · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 28.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#514D2B

Analogous#2B4251, #3A2B51

Triadic#512B2F, #2F512B

Split complementary#513A2B, #42512B

Tetradic#512B42, #514D2B, #2B513A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#888EC0

Lighter +30%#676EAE

Lighter +20%#4E5694

Lighter +10%#3D4272

Darker −10%#191C30

Darker −20%#08080E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C2361

Less saturated −25%#3B3B42

Channel breakdown

R43

G47

B81

Red43 (16.9%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue233.68°

Saturation (HSL)30.65%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 2F · B 51

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